Private company

Thyssen AG

Logo: Thyssen AG (Founder: August Thyssen), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

German steel producer

Thyssen was a major German steel producer founded by August Thyssen. The company merged with Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp in 1999 to form ThyssenKrupp.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1891Founded1
  • Industryiron and steel industry1
  • Founded inDuisburg1

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Thyssen was a major German steel producer founded by August Thyssen. The company merged with Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp in 1999 to form ThyssenKrupp.2

The story

Founded by August Thyssen in 1891, in Duisburg.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • iron

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1999Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1891Founded Founded in Duisburg1

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